Tennessee - Non-Smoker Protection Act

Statewide partial smoking ban: On July 1, 2007, after being signed into law in May 2007, the Non-Smoker Protection Act went into effect, banning smoking statewide in all enclosed workplaces in Tennessee, except as exempted.

The Act exempts  businesses, including bars and restaurants, where persons under 21 are prohibited, designated hotel/motel smoking rooms,  tobacco industry-related facilities, outdoor areas and areas with an open garage door,  nursing homes,  designated smoking areas not accessible to the general public in businesses with three or fewer employees,  private clubs,  private residences and vehicles unless it is being used for child care, daycare, or public transportation of children,  retail tobacco stores, and  commercial vehicles occupied solely by the operator. Local governments are preempted from regulating smoking.